and bike to run. We asked some of triathlon's leading elites, coaches and mentors for their tips to ensure speedy transitions.1. Get in the habitStart learning how to save precious seconds in the weeks and months leading up to your race. By setting aside

's hilly or flat, on roads or more challenging surfaces, and where the feed stations are. Find out as much as you can and then incorporate the information into your training runs.Whether you spend five or 25 hours training each week for triathlon, it makes

you run into trouble during the race, move to one side if you can so you can receive help without causing a pile-up.By remembering these few simple rules and ways of conducting yourself, you'll be helping to make the world of triathlon a happier place

you turn to breathe, you risk destroying your body position and your line in the water," says Furniss. "And you might end up feeling as if you're running out of oxygen." Common mistakes are breathing too early (as you're pulling through the water

and tighten.ChainCHECK: The cassette teeth should be even but, as time goes on, they will wear on one side, becoming hooked and pointy. This means the chain won't run smoothly over the teeth and you may find that you start jumping sprockets. To check your

because they want to save their leg strength for the hard work on the bike and run. Fair enough, but a slow, rhythmic two- or four-beat kick acts as a metronome, keeping the body level and helping to maintain a streamlined position. Zoggs' streamline